In her junior year, Paul had a consistent season, continuing her
streak of competing in every meet. She competed mostly bars, beam,
and floor, providing solid scores the Bulldogs could depend on. Her
9.725 on floor against MIT, and 9.7 against URI, helped lift Yale
to victory in both cases. At the Ivy Classic, her 9.525 on floor
was the third highest Yale score and placed in the top five.
Despite an ankle injury early in the 2004-2005 season, Paul
competed in every meet and her consistent performance on bars and
beam contributed to several Bulldogs victories. Highlights include
her 9.525 on beam at the Towson Invitational, and her collegiate
career-high 9.7 on bars at the Colonial Classic. At ECACs, Paul
scored a 9.8 on floor. Paul had a stellar rookie year, competing
all four events. She placed on floor and in the all-around in the
majority of the meets, and holds Yale records for both. Her
impressive 9.9 on floor is one of the top ten scores in Yale's
history of gymnastics, which she earned at both the Ivy Classic,
where she placed second, and ECACs, where she won. Paul was named
ECAC Rookie of the Week twice. For her strong floor performances,
she was named to the first-team All-ECAC squad. Paul joined the
Bulldogs from Golden Bear Gymnastics. She qualified to the Level 10
Junior Olympic Nationals several times and in 2002, placed 10th in
the all-around. In 2003, she placed 5th in the all-around at State.
Paul graduated from Miramonte High School.